Siegfried shirek and william h



s. SHIREK AND w. H. FENTON.

COMBINATIONAUTOMOBILE BED.

v APPLIQATION FILED .I UNE 14, 1920.

S. SHIREK 'AND W. H. FENTON.

COMBINATION AUTOMOBILE BED. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1920.

Pajented Apr. 1 2, 1921.

N. X 0 WWW E m W MW mi M w SIElGFRIED SHIREK AND WILLIAM H. FENTON, OF PORTLAND, OREGON.

COMBINATION AUTOMOBILE-BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 12, 1921.

Application filed June 14, 1920. Serial No. 388,951.

T 0 all w F1 0% it mag concern Be it hereby known that we, Smornmn SHIREK and WILLIAM H. FnN'roN. citizens of the United States, and residents of Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Combination Automobile-Bed, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention rel-ates more particularly to camp equipment to be used with automobiles.

The object of our invention is to provide an exceedingly simple and eliicient combination automobile bed and tent having a minimum of separate parts which may be set up or knocked down with a small expenditure of physical effort or skill. A further object of our invention is to utilize the luggage carrier as a seat and to provide a folding table for use when the bed is not in position.

We attain these results in the manner de scribed. in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isa front elevation of the device with a portion cut away. Fig. 2 is an end elevation shown as a section. with the end removed. Fig. 3 shows the two portions assembled and in place on the supports. Fig. 4 is a perspective of the device with a portion of the tent cut away for clearness and with an automobile in the background shown in dotted lines. Fig. 5is a perspective of the device being used as a table andseat and illustrating its relation to the automobile. Fig. 6 is a bottom view of the table member with the legs and supporting member extended. Fig. 7 is similar to Fig. 6 but with the legs and supporting member in a folded position. Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail showing the manner in which the side rails engage the rod at the foot end of the bed.

Similar numbers of reference refer to the throughout the sevbottom 11. A portion of each end 12 is secured in the included angle formed between the rear side 10 and the bottom 11 at each end of the box. The remaining portion 13 of each end of the box is secured to the top 14 and the front side 15 and forms a brace between them. We shall refer to the portion of the box consisting of the members 10 and 11 as the head end and the section formed from the members 14 and 15 asthe foot of the bed. The head and the foot sections are secured together when the box is closed by means of the clamps 16, of which there is one at each end of the box. Rising from the top 141 is a luggage carrier. 17 whose ends 18 serve as legswhen the foot end of the bed is inverted and used as a seat. This luggage carrier may be attached in the most convenient manner and of a shape deemed best for the purpose.

A woodenroller 19 whose iron axes 20 pass through the members 12 is rotated by means of a crank 21. At each end of the roller is placed a ratchet 22 provided with a pawl 23 which-is arranged to hold. the roller 19 against rotation in a clock-wise direction when desired. A canvas 24: is attached to the roller 19 and is provided with a wooden rod member 25 at its free end which projects laterally at each side. On each of the metal axes 20 is rotatably mounted a hinge 26 to which is joined the head end of a rail member 27 by means of the pin 28. As it is necessary to make the side rails of the bed longer than the box itself we have placed a hinge 29 which permits the portions of the rail members to lie closely together when folded. A sleeve 30 is arranged to slip over the joint formed by this hinge and is prevented from getting out of lace by means of the stops 31 driven into the divisions of the side rails. The foot end 32 of each of the rail members 27 is notched out to receive a projecting end of the rod 25.

On the under-side'of the bottom 11 We have provided the clamp arms 33 on which are placed the screw clamps 34 adapted to secure the device to the running board 35.

We have also provided a collapsible table member constructed of slats flexibly joined together by means of the wires 37, and having on the central slat a pivotally mounted supporting member 38 to which are hinged on opposite sides a pair of legs 39. The entire table can be folded together and placed within the box when not in use, as shown in Fig. 2.

An angle iron 40 is attached. to the front side of the back 10. The rear end of the table is slipped underneath this angle iron 40 and rests upon the canvas 24 as it is rolled upon the roller 19.

A tent adapted to cover the entire bed is constructed by attaching a roof 41 to-thc automobile top 42 by means of a pole 43 and fasteners 44 and allowing same to pass downwardly over the upper end of the foot member or front side 15 and then form a wall 45 to the ground. The rear of the tent 46 is entirely closed to the ground, as is the front 47, which, however, is provided with a tent flap 48. lVindows for ventilation and light may be provided in the front and rear walls as is now common in the art. A small flap or head wall 49 may also be provided extending from the under side of the run ning board 35 to the ground which completely closes the under side of the bed. It will be understood, of course, that the ends of the head wall 49 should be pegged to the ground as they are not otherwise supported, as is the wall 45 which is supported by the luggage carrier. It will be observed that the automobile door 50 opens directly into the tent and that it is possible to pass from the automobile to the tent. and vice versa. without going out of doors. The tent itself may be formed into a compact roll 51 and placed within the box when traveling.

The operation of our device is as follows: \Vhen desiring to set up the bed the clamps 16 are released and the luggage carrier l'...,ed off and placed in an inverted position about six feet out from the running board. The tent roll 51 and the folded table are then removed from the box exposing the rolled canvas. The side rail members 27 are now swung out at right angles to the canvas roll and rested upon the foot member after which the reinforcing sleeve 30 is moved into place thereby rendering the side rails absolutely rigid. The pawls 23 are now disengaged. from the ratchets 22 and the canvas 24 with its rod 25 are now drawn out toward the foot of the bed and hooked over the ends of the side rail members. The pawls 23 are again brought in contact with the ratchets 22 and the canvas 24 stretched by means of the crank 21 to any desired tension. This peculiar construction insures against the occupants rolling toward the center. The tent roll 51 is now opened and the peak of the tent is secured to the automobile top by means of the fasteners 44 and the walls merely falling to the ground around th rectangular frame formed by the bed itself.

When it is not desired to use tlrbed it is only necessary to reverse the operation and rewind same upon its roller, and then, if desired to use the table, to place same in the position shown in Fig. (5 and pass one end above the canvas roll and under the angle iron 40. The foot member now provides an excellent seat to be used in conjunction with the table.

It will thus be seen that we have construct ed a device which is singularly free from loose or separate parts so that there is nothing to be overlooked and lost when packing or unpacking, and the device may be handled with a very small expenditure of labor or thought and that it will provide the maximum amount of comfort attainable from portable devices of this nature.

lVhile we are aware that this end may be reached by various modes and means we have illustrated this device as set forth as being our conception of an ideal camping outfit, and it is not our intention to limit ourselves to this precise form or method of application but intend that it shall cover all. forms and modifications that fall fairly within the appended claims.

hat we claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

1. In combination, in an auto bed, a bed bottom roll, a roller member for receiving said bed roll, side rails for said auto bed, and means rotatably securing the side rails to the roller member and adapted to permit the side rails to lie in parallelism to said roller member.

2. In combination, in an auto bed. a roller member, a U-shaped member rotatably mounted at each end of said roller member. a pin extending laterally of the arms of saidL U-shiqped member and a side rail rotatably mounted on said pin.

3. In combination, in an auto bed, bed bottom roller, a roller member, a U-shaped member rotatably mounted at each end of said roller member, a pin extending laterally of the arms of said U-shaped member and a side rail rotatably mounted on said pin, and adapted to extend in parallelism to said roller member when the bed is packed.

4. A combination automobile bed consisting of a dividable box member, one part comprising the bottom and side with a por tion of each of the ends and having a means for attaching same to an automobile running board, and the other portion comprising one side and the top of the box and the remaining portion of the end members whirh act as braces between the top and sides, and having a luggage carrier formed thereon arranged to act as legs when using the uppermost portion of the box as a seat, side rail membeiis adapted to span the space between the separated portions of the box, a roller member journaled in the ends of the box portion mounted on the running board and having a means for rotating'same and fixing same in any position, a canvas secured to said roller having a rod at its free end 10 adapted to engage the feet of said side rails.

SIEGFRIED SHIREK. WILLIAM H. FENTON. 

